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| Speeding fine couple seek review | Speeding fine couple seek review |
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| A couple from Sheffield are taking their legal fight against a speeding ticket to London's High Court. | A couple from Sheffield are taking their legal fight against a speeding ticket to London's High Court. |
| Dr Iain Fielden and his wife Vikki claim a speed camera near Huddersfield could not have been accurate as it was set up on a bend in the road. | Dr Iain Fielden and his wife Vikki claim a speed camera near Huddersfield could not have been accurate as it was set up on a bend in the road. |
| The couple have fought a long court battle to try to overturn the £60 fine and three penalty points issued to Mrs Fielden three years ago. | The couple have fought a long court battle to try to overturn the £60 fine and three penalty points issued to Mrs Fielden three years ago. |
| They are seeking a review of the case at the Royal Courts of Justice. | They are seeking a review of the case at the Royal Courts of Justice. |
| £15,000 legal bill | £15,000 legal bill |
| The camera recorded Mrs Fielden travelling at 36mph (58km/h) in her Volkswagen Polo in June 2006. | The camera recorded Mrs Fielden travelling at 36mph (58km/h) in her Volkswagen Polo in June 2006. |
| Dr Fielden, a research scientist at Sheffield Hallam University, argues that the reading was inaccurate because the radar beams of the speed cameras only work in straight lines. | Dr Fielden, a research scientist at Sheffield Hallam University, argues that the reading was inaccurate because the radar beams of the speed cameras only work in straight lines. |
| The couple were issued with a £15,000 legal bill last year after their appeal against the ticket was dismissed by a judge at Bradford Crown Court. | The couple were issued with a £15,000 legal bill last year after their appeal against the ticket was dismissed by a judge at Bradford Crown Court. |
| Dr Fielden said: "I thought if we could prove the case - which we have proved - then that would be the end of it. | Dr Fielden said: "I thought if we could prove the case - which we have proved - then that would be the end of it. |
| "The radar says 36, but it couldn't have been as fast as 36. Because the camera is on the outside of the bend it will read too high. | "The radar says 36, but it couldn't have been as fast as 36. Because the camera is on the outside of the bend it will read too high. |
| "The [legal] system fails itself as a system of justice." | "The [legal] system fails itself as a system of justice." |